High fibre diet could help control COVID-19 inflammation, study suggests A high fibre diet could help control the inflammatory responses associated with COVID-19, according to an article published in the journal Gut Microbes .
One of the characteristics of COVID-19 disease is the exacerbated inflammatory response that occurs in a second phase of the disease. Thus, one of the main investigations that has been carried out around the world is to dissect how the infection occurs in each tissue and systems and how that tissue reacts to the presence of this infection.
Up to 50% of COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, with symptoms detected in 17.6% of severe cases. This is partly associated with viral entry into intestinal cells resulting in alterations to their normal functions. In addition, recent studies point to major changes in COVID patients’ gut microbiota, including a decrease in
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